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Westlake (WLK)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$82.07 USD

82.07
1,082,254

+0.95 (1.17%)

Updated Aug 7, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $82.10 +0.03 (0.04%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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5-Strong Sell of 5         5

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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C Value D Growth F Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 1% (244 out of 246)

Industry: Chemical - Plastic

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Zacks News

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Westlake Chemical (WLK): Moving Average Crossover Alert

by Zacks Equity Research

Westlake Chemical Corporation (WLK) could be a stock to avoid from a technical perspective

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    Westlake Chemical Bumps Up Share Buyback, Hikes Dividend

    by Zacks Equity Research

    Westlake Chemical's (WLK) latest move will make roughly $290 million available for purchase, following the expansion of the share repurchase program.

      Zacks Equity Research

      Westlake's (WLK) Earnings Miss, Revenues Top Estimates in Q2

      by Zacks Equity Research

      Westlake (WLK) is seeing strong demand for its products across its segments.

        Zacks Equity Research

        Westlake Chemical (WLK) Lags Q2 Earnings Estimates

        by Zacks Equity Research

        Westlake (WLK) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -2.78% and 3.63%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2018. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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            Chemical Stock Q2 Earnings Slated on Aug 2: DWDP, WLK & More

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            Chemical companies are likely to gain from strategic actions and a favorable demand environment in Q2.

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              Westlake Chemical's (WLK) Q2 Earnings: Is a Beat Likely?

              by Zacks Equity Research

              Westlake Chemical (WLK) revenues are projected to increase on benefits from acquisition.

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                                              Why You Shouldn't Bet Against Westlake Chemical (WLK) Stock

                                              by Zacks Equity Research

                                              Westlake Chemical (WLK) is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity, and is in great company from a Zacks Industry Rank perspective.

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